Gil Clancy

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Gilbert Thomas Clancy (May 30, 1922 – March 31, 2011)[1] was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s.[2]

Clancy became famous as a trainer for Ken Buchanan, and later worked with famous boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier,[3] and George Foreman,[4] as well as Gerry Cooney in his fight with Foreman.

In the 1990s, he worked with Oscar De La Hoya, coming out of retirement to do so.[5] Another fighter who Clancy trained was Emile Griffith. Clancy was Griffith's only trainer and guided him to world championships in the welterweight and middleweight classes.[3]

He is a member of the

Score cable TV network.[citation needed
]

Personal life

Clancy and his wife, Nancy, had six children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.[citation needed]

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2011-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Gil Clancy". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  4. ^ Anderson, Dave (1975-11-17). "George Finds Needed Boss In Vet Trainer Clancy". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  5. ^ Harvey, Randy (1997-11-19). "Clancy the Perfectionist Won't Pull Any Punches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  6. ^ "2006 Sam Taub Award Excellence in Broadcast Journalism". Boxing Writers Association of America. Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2010-03-22.

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